Originally Posted by transpac
b.) Some FF programs have lower status thresholds for residents of certain countries. More than few people circumvent this by establishing a questionable or marginal domicile (a friend accepts their mail, they use a business address, etc.). I think this fraudulent.
c.) Some FF programs target offers to certain customers, based on their address, of competitive FF programs. Some of these programs are incredibly generous, maybe offering to match their mileage balance in the new program. Many people circumvent the residency requirements with a bogus address. I think this is fradulent.
I am not a lawyer and I doubt one would know the laws of every country were FFP are available, but reading this thread, I was wondering...
1. Is it legal somewhere to sell the same thing different prices based on the origin of the buyer ? Can a store say : you're from Canada, you'll pay more for the same products bought in the same conditions ? I don't know for sure, but I seem to remember that a store owner in Denmark was fined because he refused to sell his pizzas to German and French citizens. If he couldn't refuse to sell, I suppose he couldn't have made them pay ten times the price...
2. How is it different to sell the same products at different prices and selling a product (a plane ticket) the same price but granting different rebate based on the origin ?
I am not using a false address myself (partly because I usually reach top-tier in my home program without doing it) but I contemplate it often when I think to this practice of treating customers inequally. I know the rationale of trying to attract foreigners to your market, but anyway
